The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 22, 2117
Waning Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:28 AM
4:16 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 369,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2411
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 351.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.0° / 181.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 27m / -28.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.61° / -4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.78° / 7.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.05° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 57.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.